The impact of moral injury on healthcare workers’ career calling: exploring authentic self-expression, ethical leadership, and self-compassion

Table 4 Results of the path analysis in the mediation model (N = 504)

Predictors	Model 1: Career Calling		Model 2: Authentic Self-Expression		Model 3: Career Calling
Predictors	β	95% CI	β	95% CI	β	95% CI
Age	0.10^*	[0.01, 0.18]	0.22^***	[0.13, 0.30]	−0.003	[− 0.01, 0.01]
Moral Injury	−0.28^***	[− 0.37, − 0.20]	−0.36^***	[− 0.44, − 0.27]	−0.12^**	[− 0.21, − 0.04]
Authentic Self-Expression					0.46^***	[0.38, 0.54]
R²	0.08^***		0.13^***		0.26^***
F	20.51		38.45		57.64
Indirect effect	−0.16	[− 0.22, − 0.11]

Note: ^*p < 0.05, ^**p < 0.01, ^***p < 0.001. Bootstrap sample size = 5000. Due to missing data on age, two participants were excluded through pairwise deletion

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